Iraq not involved in Sept. 11 attack

Sept. 11 had nothing to do with Iraq. The terrorists aboard the planes were Saudi, other countries harbored terrorist groups and they were not even considered.

So why Iraq? Perhaps because the war was a predetermined conclusion just looking for justification.

Bush illegally invaded another country in a pre-emptive strike - something that we would have condemned had it been another nation instead of our own and labeled their leader as a war criminal.

Terror is a method, it is an abstract, it is not an enemy. It is a weapon that has been used for thousands of years. To win the war on terror is like trying to win the war on drugs - we see how effective that's been.

If you truly want to wage a war on terror, then take away the reasons for its use.

Killing innocent civilians and insurgents alike, along with sacrificing our own brave men and women, does nothing except bring us deeper into conflict while increasing the determination and sharpening the divisions on both sides.

As far as the Middle East goes, theirs is a society deeply rooted in religion and tradition no less important than ours. To try to impose our values or to insinuate that we have to be their saviors does nothing except create more divisions and violence.

To bring up Clinton is ludicrous. Who cares at this point what he did with Monica? Clinton's lies didn't result in more than 40,000 deaths. Those only are what Bush will actually admit to, reflecting both the losses on the U.S. and the Iraqi side.

Disagree with me and that's fine. But disagree on the facts, not on some media-influenced fiction.